Jack Wu Lok Yin (
Chinese: 胡诺言;
pinyin
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: Hú Nuòyán, born on 23 August 1977) is a
Hong Kong
Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...
actor
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...
,
singer
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and
TV host
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, currently a basic artist contract artist of
TVB
Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB; zh, t=電視廣播有限公司) is a television broadcasting company based in Hong Kong. The company operates five free-to-air terrestrial television channels in Hong Kong, with TVB Jade as its main Canton ...
.
Background and Family
In his early years, Jack Wu grew up in
Lei Muk Shue Fire Services Quarters, Wo Yi Hop Road,
Tsuen Wan District
Tsuen Wan District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is located in the New Territories and is served by the Tsuen Wan line of the MTR metro system. Its area is 60.7 km2. Its residents, who mostly live in Tsuen Wan Town, enjo ...
. He came from a simple family where his dad was a fireman and his mom was a seamstress. He has a little brother. Jack Wu volunteered to be a firefighter when he was young. His name Lok Yin is artist name.
He attended
S.K.H. Chu Oi Primary School,
Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Mrs. Wu York Yu Memorial College and
Po Leung Kuk Yao Ling Sun College. graduated Form 5 in 1994. When he was in middle school, he was a reserve player of the
volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...
team. He also participates in home economics classes.
Jack Wu
's wife was
Hong Kong TVB artiste now Social Media Influencer June Chan Kei. The two started dating after playing the role of sister and brother in the TV series ''
The King of Yesterday and Tomorrow'', and they had known each other for more than ten years. After
dating
Dating is a stage of Romance (love), romantic relationships in which individuals engage in activity together, often with the intention of evaluating each other's suitability as a partner in a future intimate relationship. It falls into the cate ...
for nearly seven years, the two got
married
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with wedding banquet at
The Peninsula Hong Kong
The Peninsula Hong Kong is a colonial-style luxury hotel located in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is the flagship property of The Peninsula Hotels group, part of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels Group. The hotel opened in 1928 and w ...
on April 27, 2009. On September 3, 2009, the eldest daughter Hu Zhiling (Jay) was born. On November 28, 2012, the second daughter Hu Zhiyou (Jacey) was born. On October 14, 2016, the youngest son Hu Haokun (Jayden) was born.
Career
Jack Wu later participated in the singing competition at the fire station party and eventually won the championship. A few months later, he received encouragement from his mother and was attracted by the car prize, so in 1996, with
Daniel Chan
Daniel Chan Hiu-tung (born 3 September 1975) is a Hong Kong singer, songwriter, and actor. He is most notable as one of the young talents in the 1990s music scene.
Career
Singer
In 2000, following the death of his manager Rebecca Leung, he b ...
’s song ''"Knowing Everything About You"'' 《了解你的所有》 he went to
Hong Kong Cultural Center in
Tsim Sha Tsui
Tsim Sha Tsui ( zh, c=尖沙咀), often abbreviated as TST, is an list of areas of Hong Kong, area in southern Kowloon, Hong Kong. The area is administratively part of the Yau Tsim Mong District. Tsim Sha Tsui East is a piece of land reclaimed ...
to participate in the Big Echo Summer
Karaoke
is a type of interactive entertainment system usually offered in nightclubs and bars, where people sing along to pre-recorded accompaniment using a microphone.
Its musical content is an instrumental rendition of a well-known popular song. I ...
Competition hosted by
Go East Entertainment, winning the championship and signed as a singer under
Warner Music Hong Kong.
In 1997, Jack Wu released his solo album
One Promise as a ''"Boy Next Door"'' 「鄰家男孩」 for the first time. Although the song 《一個諾言》increased his fame, the sales of the album did not meet expectations. Later, he was transformed into ''"Fat Boy"'' 「肥男孩」. Unfortunately, due to piracy issues, his development was not as good as expected.
Finally, in 2000, he became a
TVB
Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB; zh, t=電視廣播有限公司) is a television broadcasting company based in Hong Kong. The company operates five free-to-air terrestrial television channels in Hong Kong, with TVB Jade as its main Canton ...
managerial artist contract. Before Jack Wu
's transformation,
Warner Music Hong Kong released another album for him, 《愛玩火》, and arranged for him to go to Australia to shoot a music video for the song 《無重狀態》.
Lau Lai Ping (Apple姐), chairman of the board of directors and boss of BIG ECHO I-BOX, knew that Jack Wu had worked hard to develop his singing career, so she suggested that he find another way out by becoming an artist at TVB.
At first, he mainly served as a tv host and participated in travel specials. Later, because he wanted to develop in many aspects, he recommended himself to the producer
Leung Choi Yuen
Liang () is an East Asian surname of Chinese origin. The surname is often transliterated as Leung (in Hong Kong) or Leong (in Macau, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines) according to its Cantonese and Hakka pronunciation, Neo / ...
to film his first TV series ''Lost in Love''. After being recommended to other TV station producer by
Leung Choi Yuen
Liang () is an East Asian surname of Chinese origin. The surname is often transliterated as Leung (in Hong Kong) or Leong (in Macau, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines) according to its Cantonese and Hakka pronunciation, Neo / ...
, Jack Wu began to participate in more TV series. In 2003, he was assigned by
Tommy Leung Ka Shu to play a relatively important role in ''
Net Deception''. In 2006, he joined the hosting team of ''Scoop''.
Although Jack Wu has never become a first-line artist, he still has a certain degree of popularity. In 2012, he was selected as the most diverse artist by China Mainland Network. In 2014, he played the leading role for the first time in the live-action drama ''
Shades of Life''. In 2018, he and
Sharon Chan
Sharon Chan Man-chi (; born 17 January 1979) is a Hong Kong actress and model. She is currently under contract with TVB in Hong Kong.
Filmography
Television dramas
Film
Books
* 陳敏之《戀愛敏感》
TVB Songs
*Song Name : "Love ...
were invited to serve as hosts of Cantopop At 50 (
流行經典50年), replacing
Raymond Cho and Karen Tong.
In addition, due to his love for marathon running, Jack Wu formed ''"Crazy Runner"'' (one of the cliques in the HK Entertainment Industry)
with his friends
Joel Chan,
Benjamin Yuen
Yuen Wai-ho (Simplified Chinese: 袁伟豪; Traditional Chinese: 袁偉豪, born May 11, 1981), better known as Benjamin Yuen is a Hong Kong actor and singer contracted to TVB and Shaw Brothers Pictures.
Yuen’s career started when he became ...
,
Brian Tse and the girls of the ''"Nonsense Club" (胡說八道會)''
Nancy Wu,
Paisley Wu,
Elaine Yiu,
Selena Lee and
Mandy Wong
Mandy Wong Chi-Man (born 21 December 1982) is a Hong Kong actress previously contracted to TVB. She is currently under the management of Supreme Art Entertainment.
Wong began her acting career by participating in the Miss Hong Kong 2007 beauty ...
.
In December 2022, the from managerial artist contract changed to basic artist contract.
Performance works
TV Series
Host Program (
TVB
Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB; zh, t=電視廣播有限公司) is a television broadcasting company based in Hong Kong. The company operates five free-to-air terrestrial television channels in Hong Kong, with TVB Jade as its main Canton ...
)
Variety Shows (By Broadcast Date)
TV Advertising (
TVB
Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB; zh, t=電視廣播有限公司) is a television broadcasting company based in Hong Kong. The company operates five free-to-air terrestrial television channels in Hong Kong, with TVB Jade as its main Canton ...
)
Music Video
Stage Play
Radio Drama
Radio Program
* 《
人間定格》
Musical works
Compilation
Animation songs
* 2007: ''"Ninja Reform"'' 忍者變法 (
Cantonese
Cantonese is the traditional prestige variety of Yue Chinese, a Sinitic language belonging to the Sino-Tibetan language family. It originated in the city of Guangzhou (formerly known as Canton) and its surrounding Pearl River Delta. While th ...
opening theme of the anime "
Naruto
''Naruto'' is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. It tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, a young ninja who seeks recognition from his peers and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the leader of his village. T ...
" Season 1 (Episodes 1-52))
* 2008: ''"Ninja Dance"'' 忍舞 (the second
Cantonese
Cantonese is the traditional prestige variety of Yue Chinese, a Sinitic language belonging to the Sino-Tibetan language family. It originated in the city of Guangzhou (formerly known as Canton) and its surrounding Pearl River Delta. While th ...
opening theme of the anime "
Naruto
''Naruto'' is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. It tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, a young ninja who seeks recognition from his peers and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the leader of his village. T ...
" Season 2 (Episodes 53-158))
Group channels song results
Awards
* "New Town's Hottest Children's Songs Award Ceremony 2008" 《
新城勁爆兒歌頒獎禮2008》"Newtown's Hottest Children's Songs" 「新城勁爆兒歌」- "Ninja Dance" 《忍舞》
Notes
References
External links
Official TVB Blog*
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1977 births
Living people
TVB actors
Hong Kong male television actors
Hong Kong television presenters
21st-century Hong Kong male actors